| 1953 Southern Illinois Salukis football | |
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| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (2–4 IIAC) |
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| Home stadium | McAndrew Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1953 college football season. Under second-year head coach William O'Brien, the team compiled a 2–7 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | at Southeast Missouri State* | L 6–32 | 2,000 | [2] | ||||
| October 3 | at Illinois State Normal |
| L 20–27 | 3,000 | [3] | |||
| October 10 | Northern Illinois State | W 27–14 | 4,000 | [4] | ||||
| October 17 | Central Michigan |
| L 6–19 | 2,500 | [5] | |||
| October 24 | at Michigan State Normal |
| L 0–37 | [6] | ||||
| October 31 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 6–0 | [7] | ||||
| November 6 | Missouri Mines* |
| L 7–28 | [8] | ||||
| November 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Washington University* | L 6–28 | 5,000 | [9][10] | |||
| November 19 | at Western Illinois | L 19–47 | [11] | |||||
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References
- ↑ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 116. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ↑ Jones, Merle (September 28, 1953). "Cape Girardeau Hands Southern 32-6 Defeat". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 9. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Young, Fred (October 4, 1953). "ISNU Topples Southern, 27-20". The Pantagraph. p. 35. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Jones, Merle (October 12, 1953). "Southern Ends Northern's Five-Year Domination, 27-14". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 9. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Jones, Merle (October 19, 1953). "Central Michigan Defeats Southern Salukis, 19 to 6". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 9. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Michigan Normal Passes Swamp Southern, 37 to 0". The Southern Illinoisan. October 26, 1953. p. 7. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Southern Nips Eastern, 6-0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. November 1, 1953. p. 19. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Abborino, Bob (November 7, 1953). "Rolla Miners Score Early To Defeat Southern, 28-7". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 7. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Herman, Jack (November 14, 1953). "Bears Play Home Swan Song Today". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 3B. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Washington Uses Salukis to Set School Records". The Southern Illinoisan. November 16, 1953. p. 9. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Western Illinois Wins From Southern Illinois". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Associated Press. November 20, 1953. p. 11D. Retrieved November 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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